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Roe B. Conn | |
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| Career | |
| Show | The Roe Conn Show |
| Station(s) | WLS-AM 890, Chicago, Illinois |
| Time slot | Monday - Friday, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Central |
| Country | United States |
| Website | RoeConn.com |
Roe B. Conn (born in Chicago on 6 June 1964) is an American talk radio host of The Roe Conn Show, which airs on WLS-AM 890 in Chicago, Illinois. The Roe Conn Show broadcasts live from 2 to 6 p.m. (Central Time), Monday through Friday.
Career
Roe's first radio gig was Saturday overnights on WDUB in Granville, Ohio. He then was the producer for Walter Jacobson on WMAQ (AM). He was also a producer for Walter Jacobson at WBBM-TV. He received his first national exposure for his daily roundup of the O.J. Simpson trial. After that, he continued to host his regular show on WLS (AM). Eventually he teamed up with Garry Meier to cohost the highly successful Roe & Garry Show.[1] In 2004, amid an impasse in contract negotiations with the station, Meier did not renew his contract with WLS. Roe is now the sole host of the show, which also features Jim Johnson, Christina Filiaggi and Bill Leff. Roe and Leff often joke on the air about the similarity of their voices. Many praise Roe Conn for having a good sense of humor and for being skilled at articulating his thoughts.[citation needed] In the spring 2006 ratings period, The Roe Conn Show became Chicago’s most listened-to radio talk show among adults.
On March 27, 2009, Conn announced on his WLS-AM radio show a new, parallel endeavor called "The Roe Report." The Roe Report is a nationally syndicated daily news/commentary segment initially airing in New York (WABC), Los Angeles (KABC) and Chicago (WLS-AM), filling the void left by the death of Paul Harvey.
According to the March 29, 2009 Chicago Sun Times, notorious Chicago broadcaster Amy Jacobson will join the Roe Conn Show in May 2009 as a sidekick.
Education
Roe is a 1986 graduate of Denison University, where he studied anthropology.[2]
Personality
He often describes himself as obsessive about cleanliness, and avoiding germs and sickness.
On 5 January 2006, Roe Conn mentioned Wikipedia in his daily talk show on WLS. He said that while most of it is factually correct, some details (including his birthday) were incorrect. Now his birthday is correct on the site (as of 6 June 2006). However, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed, whom Roe loves to read, declared his birthday as June 7 in her 2006-06-07 column.
When Dusty Baker was fired from the Chicago Cubs, Harry Caray's Restaurant named a hot dog kids meal after Roe.[1] He is the first non-Cub whom the restaurant has so honored.
Jim Condit Jr. ads
On November 2,2006, Roe said he was disgusted that WLS 890 had to air Jim Condit Jr.'s "political advertisements" (which were really issue statements accusing Michael Chertoff and Zionist Jews of orchestrating the September 11, 2001, attacks and planning Phase 2 attacks). He pledged to contribute $6,500, the amount that Condit paid for his ads on Conn's show, to the Jewish United Fund and the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation. Condit's spots were pulled from WLS that afternoon. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Robert Feder lauded Roe's stance as one of the "genuine class acts" in radio that year.[2]
Involvement with Litigation
The Roe Conn show took a call on March 28, 2006, from a small-business owner who claimed to have spoken with a juror about the trial of former governor George Ryan.[3] This possible juror misconduct was one of the bases for appeal in Ryan's conviction on criminal charges of corruption.
Conn testified for the plaintiff at a civil proceeding involving his former on-air partner Garry Meier.[4] In the suit, Meier's former manager Todd Musburger said he was owed money for work related to contract negotiations. Conn's testimony contradicted that of Meier, and the jury sided with Musburger.
Other Business Interests
Conn, in a partnership called R Plus Partners, owns two race horses. Chicago newscaster Ron Magers is also a member of this entity. On June 9, 2007, Conn became a winning owner when his horse, Greeley's Angel, won for the first time in Race 5 at Arlington Park.[5]. R Plus partners had a second horse, Sted's Pirate, but lost ownership after a $30,000 claims race at Churchill Downs on July 7, 2007.[6]
Awards
Talkers Magazine recognized Conn as one of the "One hundred most influential radio hosts in America."[citation needed]
References
- ^ Chicago Sun-Times, Robert Feder. 2006-12-09.
- ^ Chicago Sun-Times, Robert Feder, 2006-12-27.
- ^ Questions about another Ryan juror, Chicago Sun Times, April 12, 2006.
- ^ Chicago Sun Times, Robert Feder, January 30, 2007.
- ^ Arlington Park race results
- ^ Churchill Downs race results
External links
- WLS's Official Web Site for Roe Conn
- Roe's Official Site
- Profiles of Popular and Extraordinary Radio Personalities
- Eric Zorn's Chicago Tribune Column about the Condit Issue
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